Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026.
Sawyer County, Wisconsin, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Sawyer County depends on where the incident happened: the Sawyer County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Wisconsin Public Records Law requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Sawyer County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Sawyer County that is the Sawyer County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
Reports from the Sawyer County Sheriff's Office
The Sawyer County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 28 violent and 74 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 394 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 715-634-4858. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at sawyercounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3000/Current_Inamtespdf?bidId= (page title: rpjlciol.x1 06/07/26 SAWYER COUNTY JAIL ROSTER Run Date: 06/07/26 09:00:03), phone 715-634-4858, 15880, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Sawyer County
The one city the FBI lists in Sawyer County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Hayward: 19 violent and 45 property crimes reported for 2024; 61 arrests reported for 2025.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Sawyer County in 2024
The two agencies in Sawyer County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 47 violent and 119 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Sawyer County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 455 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Wisconsin Public Records Law Requires
Under the Wisconsin Public Records Law the agency must answer a request as soon as practicable and without delay; the law sets no number of days, and it may charge the actual cost of copying and locating, with no charge for the first $50 of locating. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at sawyercounty.gov/375/Public-Records-Requests (page title: Public Records Request | Sawyer County, WI).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 715-634-4097, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Sawyer County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Sawyer County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Wisconsin Public Records Law the answer is due as soon as practicable and without delay; the law sets no number of days.
How long does an agency in Sawyer County have to answer?
Under the Wisconsin Public Records Law, as soon as practicable and without delay; the law sets no number of days. It may charge the actual cost of copying and locating, with no charge for the first $50 of locating.
How do I get a report from the Sawyer County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 715-634-4858. Under the Wisconsin Public Records Law the answer is due as soon as practicable and without delay; the law sets no number of days.
Is this the official Sawyer County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.